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How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation

How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation

WASHINGTON (AP) — As incomes in China have grown in the last decade, so has China’s appetite for beef. No longer out of reach for China’s middle class, beef now sizzles in home woks and restaurant kitchens.
Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Whenever Amy Begaye's extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never given the knife. That changed recently.
Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez's Venus painting in London's National Gallery

Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez's Venus painting in London's National Gallery

LONDON (AP) — Two climate change protesters were arrested Monday after they smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London's National Gallery, police said Monday.
Northeast China sees first major blizzard this season and forecasters warn of record snowfall

Northeast China sees first major blizzard this season and forecasters warn of record snowfall

BEIJING (AP) — Heavy snow blanketed swaths of China’s northeastern region, shutting schools and halting transportation in the first major snowstorm of the season.
New Zealand's ex-Premier Jacinda Ardern will join conservation group to rally for environment action

New Zealand's ex-Premier Jacinda Ardern will join conservation group to rally for environment action

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will work alongside leaders from Conservation International to advocate for climate action and better treatment of the environment, the group said Monday.
Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson's home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house rests on pillars 14 feet abo
Prince William arrives in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

Prince William arrives in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

SINGAPORE (AP) — Prince William arrived Sunday in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet.
COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund

COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the
Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of leaders

Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of leaders

The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.
U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West Coast Native American tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to their natal streams to spawn.
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